Writer(s):	Mike W. Barr
Artist(s):	Tom Sutton and Ricardo Villagran
Publisher:	DC Comics
Series:	DC TOS volume 1 #9
Published:	December 1984
Pages:	23
Stardate:	8215.5 (2285)

New Frontiers (Part 1 of 8)

SummaryEdit

After visiting with Spock, Sarek and Amanda, Kirk and his colleagues depart Vulcan aboard the Klingon Bird-of-Prey and travel to space station Regula I. On Earth, Starfleet admiral Turner orders Captain Styles to take the Excelsior and retrieve Kirk and the Bird of Prey. On Regula I, Carol Marcus angrily confronts Kirk over the death of their son, David Marcus. The crew ponders their future then attends a memorial service for David in the Genesis cave inside the Regula planetoid. Meanwhile, in the mirror universe, the ISS Enterprise obtains vital data from Carol Marcus on Regula I. Carol accuses Captain Kirk of killing their son just before Kirk orders Regula I destroyed. The Empire is preparing to conquer another universe...

Background InformationEdit

• This story was reprinted in the paperback The Mirror Universe Saga.
• Takes place between the events of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
• Throughout this story arc (and many subsequent DC issues), Saavik is drawn in the likeness of Kirstie Alley.
• Story continues in the next issue.

CreatorsEdit

• Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
• Writer : Mike W. Barr
• Artists:
  • Tom Sutton (pencil art - interior and cover)
  • Ricardo Villagran (inking - interior and cover)
  • Michele Wolfman (color art)
  • John Costanza (letter art)
• Editor: Marv Wolfman

CharactersEdit

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in DC TOS volume 1 characters.

Regular and recurring charactersEdit

James T. Kirk

Spock

Leonard McCoy

Montgomery Scott

Hikaru Sulu

Uhura

Pavel Chekov

Saavik 

Sarek

Amanda

T'Lar

Carol Marcus

Styles

Stephen Turner 

Starfleet Grand Admiral.

James T. Kirk (mirror)

Spock

Montgomery Scott (mirror)

Hikaru Sulu (mirror)

Uhura

Pavel Chekov (mirror)

Saavik (mirror) 

Mirror universe counterpart of Saavik.

Other charactersEdit

Mirror universe Regula I scientists 

The entire station populace died in the ISS Enterprise attack.

ISS Enterprise navigator 

Lieutenant junior grade. Appears to be the mirror universe counterpart of Elizabeth Sherwood.

Carol Marcus (mirror) 

Mirror universe counterpart of Carol Marcus. Dies in this issue.

ReferencesEdit

Genesis; harp; mirror universe; Regula I; Regula; Terran Empire.

HMS Bounty 

Kirk's bird-of-prey.

ISS Enterprise 

Empire starship.

Regula I (mirror) 

Terran space station.